On July 13, Free Press’s daily email dose of disinformation lead with a Reuters story, which they excerpted thusly:

It Pays to Be Murdoch. Just Ask the U.S. Government

Rupert Murdoch may not garner as much attention for his financial savvy as he does for his journalistic escapades, which last week led to the shuttering of Britain’s oldest tabloid. But that doesn’t make his money management any less impressive. Over the past four years Murdoch’s U.S.-based News Corp. has made money on income taxes.

Please note the last line:

“Over the past four years Murdoch’s U.S.-based News Corp. has made money on income taxes.”

Only problem there is – it’s incorrect and untrue. To which Reuters columnist David Cay Johnston copped the next day on National Public Radio:

While he can explain how it happened, Reuters columnist David Cay Johnston says “there’s no excuse” for the huge mistake he made Tuesday when he wrote that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. had received billions of dollars in tax refunds from the U.S. government in recent years — when in fact it had paid billions of dollars in federal taxes.

And, again, help the government commandeer control of all our news, information and communications – so that the Leviathan can also get into the “quality journalism” definition business.

Their’s is, of course, an Orwellian definition of “Free Press.”

Two of my life maxims are:

Liberals never allow facts to get in the way of a good beating.

and

Being liberal means never having to say you’re sorry.

They are intended as cautionary tales – not as suggestions for the likes of Free Press.

Seton Motley is a consultant and the founder and president of Less Government.

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This was NOT a “screw-up.” The leftie press knows darn well that sh*t sticks when it hits a target. Another example: people still think Palin said “I can see Russia from my house” because it was incessantly attributed to Palin by the leftie press.